History

The NSFK (Nationalsozialistisches Fliegerkorps = National Socialist Flyers Corps) was originally established in January of 1932. However, in March of 1933, the NSFK was, together with all other air sports organisations, absorbed into the newly founded DLV (Deutscher Luftsportverband = German Air Sports Association), an organisation that was used as a means to secretly rebuild the German air force under the guise of a civilian association. After the Luftwaffe was officially unveiled in 1935, the DLV was dissolved in 1937. On April 17, 1937, the NSFK was re-established as a civilian and paramilitary air sports organisation.

The NSFK’s mission was to provide the means for (young) Germans to pursue an interest in flying, and thus to secure new blood for the Luftwaffe. For this reason, the organisation worked closely with the aviation sub-section of the Hitler Youth.
Membership in the NSFK was on a voluntary basis. Members were forbidden from holding simultaneous SA, SS, or NSKK membership.
NSFK aviation training was no substitute for training in the Luftwaffe if a member decided to join the military. Since Luftwaffe planes were motorised without exception, the NSFK was the only organisation to teach its members how to fly gliders and hot air balloons.

The belt buckles worn by enlisted men within the NSFK have the exact same obverse design as the SA buckles, the only difference being the use of a pebbled obverse field instead of the smooth field featured on SA belt buckles. The rectangular obverse field features the "political" style version of the national eagle emblem encircled by two levels of "ropes". The bottom half of the circle features an oak leaf wreath.

The reverse of the buckles features a buckle catch, as well as a prongs bar with two claws/prongs.

This buckle was only worn until 1934, when the regular open claw buckle and leather belt were instituted for all ranks of the NSFK.

The buckle was worn on a black leather strap.